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Through our Sky News partnership, ACS is aligned with some of Australia’s most prominent ICT leaders and tech entrepreneurs. With successful stories of tech entrepreneurship, we hope to spark innovation within Australia so that others will use technology to propel our future economy.

In this episode, you will see ACS Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Johnson, interviews Michael Priddis, Chief Executive Officer of Faethm. Michael will discuss how Australia can prepare for the workforce of the future, including:

How the future of work is happening right now – with new job roles and skills being implemented now

Corporations don’t need to look outside to fill the “Future Workforce” but look within and skill up their current workforce. The tasks and skill sets already exists in the current workforce

The conditions in Australia are positively geared towards growth and development

Millions of people will need skills development to deliver the economy of the future, however educational institutions and governments across the world are not actively addressing these issues

Key tips for employers – use data and analytics to be strategic in your learning and development of their current workforce

Michael Priddis
Chief Executive Officer of Faethm

Michael Priddis is the CEO and founder of Faethm, an AI platform that is the world's data source for the Future of Work. Faethm launched in October 2017. By May 2018 they had clients in 3 continents and were the 1st company in Australia, 2nd in Asia and 16th globally to be invited to join the World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. While at the Boston Consulting Group, Michael led and built the BCG Digital Ventures business across Asia, as part of the global leadership team, achieving team and revenue growth that was significantly over plan. He was the founder and joint CEO of a leading strategic design firm, S&C, which was the 19th fastest growing company in Australia in 2013, and was acquired by BCG in July 2014. Prior to this Michael worked for the world's largest independent innovation firm, and was the GM of a Saas start-up.

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